Malay history

Manuscript

Manuscript is a handwriting text of the past legacy that became the study field of philology. The research of Malay text has not been done as much as that of other researchs on old inheritances that are available in Indonesia (Rujiati 1986: 115). No body knows exactly the amount of Malay texts that spread out in the entire world. There were those who estimated the amount was 4.000 texts, but others estimated 10.000 texts. In Indonesia, National Jakarta Museum is the place that keeps a large number of Malay texts. But it is estimated that there are many Malay texts kept by the people in the society. These manuscripts were linked with religion, tradition, story, family tree, madical treatment and history.